I must have a really messed up sense if humor, because that didn't bother me. It got a laugh out of me. It was a stupid joke and obviously the manager didn't think that through.

Ditto. He didn't think that many people will not share his sense of humor. Stupid, yes, but I would still shop there.

I would have agreed, because people that think bad puns are funny rarely have any realistic view of how much other people will enjoy them IME, but the follow up sign definitely seemed a bit ... deliberate. That's the one that would have stopped me shopping there.

Also, seems a bit PD to me, as the set of people who would enjoy the sentiments posted and the set of people who would pay extra for organic, locally produced food have a fairly small intersection, I would have thought.

Wow. That does color it even more negatively than before. Seriously, equal rights for all means things like not trivializing domestic violence (or sexual assault), which are gross abuses of power that thrive in secrecy, complacency, and inequality.

There is, for some reason, an urban legend that doctors take out tonsils "at the drop of a hat." At least, some other doctors must do it. I've never run into such doctors myself.

It is not and urban legend.

They used to. In the '20s and '30s, one kid would get a sore throat and often the whole family would go into the office and have them out at once. (I have no research - just firsthand stories from my childhood and books.)

I was on the borderline - it was discussed sometimes, but they didn't do it until I insisted when I was 21. Up to about the age of 50, I said that was the best thing I ever did medically.

See "Cheaper By the Dozen" in which most of the kids had their tonsils out at the same time.

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There is, for some reason, an urban legend that doctors take out tonsils "at the drop of a hat." At least, some other doctors must do it. I've never run into such doctors myself.

No, not an urban legend, just outdated information. Before the 1960's, when the Doctor's word was GOD, they did take them out like that. I have never had this confirmed, but I believe that they thought the tonsils were some kind of reservoir of infection. Kid has one cold after another? Must be the tonsils, take them out. (Because, you know, it couldn't be that kids and their sometimes sketchy ideas of hygiene cause them to share germs.) Kid has a sinus infection? Must be his tonsils. Kid snores? Must be tonsils and adenoids. Any kind of upper respiratory problem was blamed on the tonsils. They would even remove the tonsils of healthy kids, because sooner or later ALL kids get colds, sore throats, ear infections, etc. and it was better to just get rid of those nasty tonsils before they caused trouble.

If you've ever read Cheaper by the Dozen, you'll remember the chapter when the doctor took out all the kids' tonsils so that Mr. Gilbraith could film them and work out more efficient ways of doing surgery.

And in that same vein, my MIL strongarmed the doctors into doing all three of her kids at once. (So that she didn't have any of them underfoot while she threw away their blankies and other loveys. Horrible woman.) DH was 7, his sister was 5, and brother about 2.

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I must have a really messed up sense if humor, because that didn't bother me. It got a laugh out of me. It was a stupid joke and obviously the manager didn't think that through.

Ditto. He didn't think that many people will not share his sense of humor. Stupid, yes, but I would still shop there.

I would have agreed, because people that think bad puns are funny rarely have any realistic view of how much other people will enjoy them IME, but the follow up sign definitely seemed a bit ... deliberate. That's the one that would have stopped me shopping there.

Hey, I think bad puns are funny in general, but I'm perfectly capable of distinguishing between mere atrocious wordplay and horribly offensive wordplay.

Rob

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Strange that he wouldn't consider freedom from violence part of "equal rights".

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There is, for some reason, an urban legend that doctors take out tonsils "at the drop of a hat." At least, some other doctors must do it. I've never run into such doctors myself.

No, not an urban legend, just outdated information. Before the 1960's, when the Doctor's word was GOD, they did take them out like that. I have never had this confirmed, but I believe that they thought the tonsils were some kind of reservoir of infection.

Well, they can be, if a resident infection sets up there. I spent 3 years constantly ill - my record was having 0 days attendance in school one month. Serious kidney infections, serious ear infections, living on antibiotics. Never really was "well" until the tonsils were removed.

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As someone who more or less thrives off offensive humor: poorly done and in poor taste. Replace 'violence' with 'women' and he'd at least get a chuckle, but as it stands I just had to facepalm and think of how bad people were gonna come after him.

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